Combined luncheon and carrying case.



H. H, LABADIE & B. B. BEERS. comsmw LUNCHEON AND CARRYING CASE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. l8. I915. Patented Mar. 20, 1917.

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DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, OF'ONE-HALF TO SAID LA .BADIE AND-ONEHAH TQ 'IHEESTATE OF WILLIAM SCHWEI'IZEB, DECEASED.

COMBINED LUNCHEON AND DARRYING CANE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that WQpHAIKRY ll. Lananm and BURTON B. Bonus, citizens of the United States, residents of'Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have jointly invented certain new anduseful Improvements in a Combined Luncheon and Garry ing Case; and we do hereby declare that. t e following description of our said invention, taken in connection with the accompanying sheets of drawings, form a full, clear, and exact specification, which will enable others skilled in the art to which our said invention a p )ertains to. make and-.usethe same.

, 'lhe object of this invention is the production of a very eliicient and serviceable lun'clr eon and Carr. ing case, which, when not in usea's a luncheon case, may be readily con ,verted into a suit, or other carrying case. While this casehas been designed particularly for use in an automobile, for carrying lunch for the occupants thereof, it is,'however, capable of being I gous' purposes, such ascarrying lunch for picnic parties, excursions, etc.

In the drawings already referred'to, which serve to illustrate our invention more fully,

and which form' a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a sectional elevation on line 1T1, of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is aplan of the case in open condition. Fig. 3 is a' sectional 'elevation on line 3-3 of Fig. 2, the parts contained in the luncheon case havin been removed to show the condition 0 [the case when suitable for a suit case.

, A, in these drawings designates the lower part of he carryin "ease, and B, the upper art or cover for .t e same, these two parts ing hinged to. each, other byhinges 12, in any convenient manner. The lower section of this carrying case is rabbeted along its upper edge, as at 13, and the upper section or cover has its.-lower ed es 14,'c onstructed to engage said rabbets, t ereby afl'ording a closed joint at'the adjacent parts and reventin'g dust from entering the case w on in closed condition. -A suitable lock 15, is provided for on thelowersection A, and a coactin catch 16, on the cover B, afford means or locking the case, while a suitable handle or 'grip 17, enables the case being conveniently carried about.

In the lower section A, and to t e inner side of the front wall-18, and also. the

Specification of Letters Patent.

- cleats 20, the

used for other, analo Pat ented Mar. 20,

Application filed august 18, 121 8. Serial No. 115,67

inner side of the rear Wall 19, if' desired, there are provided, referably metallic,

object 0 after appear. In lhlS lower section there are removably PlllCt 1d a series of containers, comprising a numb 3r of thermos bottles C, and a multiplicity If, preferably rectangular, metallic boxes 1), the former for carrfyl' t e ing a. supply of liqrid refreshments, and latter for containing sandwiches and, other food. Each of these boxes D is provided which will herein i with a partition will 21, to afford a small compartment therein, for the reception of a nr 22, and a- Illlmbur of telescoped drinking cups 23. Each of whese boxes has ahandle 24, for convenience in lifting the boxes out of the case, and in handling them, and a 'catch 25, whereby nhe lids 26 of said boxes may be locked thereto. These boxes are preferably made-from sheet metal, and of a length and depth corresponding to the width and the dept 1 of-thelower section A;

the cleats 20, whereby said boxes are retained in proper position, it being under- I i bo'xes plusf'the total of the diameters oi the .thermosbot'tles G 50 that these "parts fit .snuglymto the low er section, and are, thereby, prevented iron shifting and';rattling when the caseis errried about. 1 In the coverseci ion B, there is located a 'and they are of a width to fit nicely between pad,-tray or pan F. 'This pan is removably secured to the interiorof said cover by suitableffastenings- 27. preferably cf-the snapbattonvariety; and in this pan there are prov ded'a series; 0; f'lo'ops 28,- wherein arere ,movably'retained a" number of forks F,

spoons G, and knives H. Theseloops are. preferably formed by a tape or webbing 29, which webbingis stitched to the bottom of the pan E, at its ands, as at 30, and intermediate stitches 31L, all as clearly indicated in Fig. -1. In the pan E there are further tapes, 32," 33, the former-being, as it were, loops, while the litter tapes comprise two sections,- overlappi each other at their ends, where a suit tble fastening 34, pref ably a snap-butter connects these two ends In the loops'32 there are held, a number of which plates are retained tapes but may be I strengthen-the;bOttomfiactiqhfigwe. fasten,"

wish to-confineeufrse ves to this precise errangement, For-instance,- we may die nee with one of tlidb'o'xes D, and some {0 the thermos bottlesG, and a correspondingnumber of the knives, forks, and'spoon's', e'tc.,

cordingly; or"we may increase the size. -o f.

the-latter and supply the same with tiotiel-convenience's to supply a greater num:

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suggest itself to a person conversant with the requirementsor wishes of customers desiring to purchase an outfit, such as de scribed. i We have already stated that all the arts contained intne. two sections A, B, o the carrying case'are removably retained therein 'sothenwhen the case is not required, for cur rying a wh n; an of these parts may be removed therefrom, when the case, as shovi'n other purposes,vsuch as a suit case, a sample case, end the like,.without-change or modification of' any-"kind.-

To strengthen the case, it is provided with the usual corners'tifiene'rs 37 on both, the" 1 bottom and the top sections, and to further? I preferably. metell tffagfles- 38, adjacent the 'iabbets 13, as-{b6St" 7 And, in .ord'erto sustein'the coverB iii-sub:

. stantielly vertical, positionwhen the case is open, we provide. at vthe. ends. .of the case, preferably" flexible, links-39,. one ofgtheir ends being fastened to the section A et'iil),

and the other ends beingsec'ured to the bitter B, at 41. These links, .beiug gfles e n referebly madefromv webbing, w ll readily oldinto tle'ejcese pvhen the. coyer is being endgthereby .lieentirely out of the m jibe:.c'esecouterine"two oirthe.

" ,the thermos .bottles';*but

this is 1 enge ment' veried "by hea ing b by. Letters Patent of the United-.Statesin Fig. 3,-is capable of being used formerly ust'rated Fig; 3. i

thermos kettle located between twoboxes, or two thermoelbcttles at the sides of one hm: to reduce the slice; the-carrying tees" 'i'vhile' the number of boxes and thermos les they be increased over that shcwn, ,wlthput depart ng tremthe scope ct our ensem- While we have hereinheifore described the preterm! embcdi ent'ef our invention we. desire t to be understood that we are aware thetsomeof the details of construction may.

-be-'-var ied, and some .parts omitted withdut "depqirtin'g iii-om the ccpe of-our invention as defined in the subjoined claim. and reduce the sizeof the cerryingcase -ac- Having tlms "fully describedour inven tlon, we claim as new, and desire to secure combined luncheon and carrying case, mciud an up enund a lower section, said sectior'is' cin inged to each other, there bein" hr sai' lowersection a series of vcrticnl y -disposed cleats, a multiplicity of boxes in said lower Section, each of said boxes having a hinged cover, a, handle on said cover, and a catch on s aid box to hold {said cover in closed condition, said boxes being retained in spaced relationship between said elects, a thermos bottlebetween adjacent boxes, and two additional-thermos bottles, one at'each end of said lower sec- ..tion, said therm bottle being retained in orizontal positionby'saidboxes, said boxes and Said thermos bettlebeing of a, length substantially-equal 'to'the width-of said lower Hsection and a tray in the upper secti n, said itray being removehly retained in the letter Jsectiomfltherebeing iiifsaid tray a series of loops in closely f'speced -relst'ionship, said looiisbeing constructed; to're'movsbly retain. and furtlier loops above the tab e cutlery, v v first mentioned loopsconstructed to retain circular p [overlapping ends by u .separsble iasteni g,

sen position by flexible links.

said; upp r section being retained in ver- I ates, the'latter loops comprisingeach a horizontal member. fixed at both ends 1 In testimony we we claim the foi-e'going' as our joint invention, we heve hereunto set Ohica '0, I11 v HA RY LABADIE; BURTON'B. BEE-Rs.

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